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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from new hampshire. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. graham: okay. we're talking about this amendment, let's debate this amendment, let's vote on this amendment, but really the heart of the issue is whether or not the united states is part of the battlefield in the war on terror. the statement of authority that i authored in 1031 with cooperation from the administration clearly says that someone captured in the united states is considered part of the enemy force regardless of the fact that they made it on our home soil and the law of war applies admitted the united states, not just overseas. the authorization to use military force right after the war began allowed us to go into afghanistan and use detention and capture and military force to deal with the enemy in afghanistan and other places overseas. what is the enemy -- to my colleague from new hampshire, do you believe al qaeda considers america
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from new hampshire. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. graham: okay. we're talking about this amendment, let's debate this amendment, let's vote on this amendment, but really the heart of the issue is whether or not the united states is part of the battlefield in the war on terror. the statement of authority that i authored in 1031 with cooperation...
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i want to stress stress two things the senator from south carolina has said. it's very relevant to the attempt to give special status to americans deemed to be enemy combatants in contravention of existing united states supreme court rulings that say that if you're an american and you're found to have joined the enemy, then you can be treated as an enemy combatant which common sense tells you is what you are. and here's what i want to say: this -- this is really important to what we're about here. there are two kinds of due process that are put into the bill, the underlying language, the compromise that has been adopted on the treatment of detainees. one is for the first time there is -- there's a process, a judicial process to determine the status of the detainee, whether evidence shows the detainee should in fact be treated as an enemy combatant. the second is that while the enemy combatant is subject to indefinite incarceration, that indefinite incarceration is subject to annual review now. so we can determine according to a stated series of standards wheth
i want to stress stress two things the senator from south carolina has said. it's very relevant to the attempt to give special status to americans deemed to be enemy combatants in contravention of existing united states supreme court rulings that say that if you're an american and you're found to have joined the enemy, then you can be treated as an enemy combatant which common sense tells you is what you are. and here's what i want to say: this -- this is really important to what we're about...
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reid: the senator from south carolina has the floor. mr. graham: i want to make this go further, faster. mr. levin: is the senator aware -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i yielded -- my friend from south carolina yielded to me for a unanimous consent request. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina has the floor. mr. graham: if i may, if i may respond to my friend from illinois. hamdi was an american citizen captured in afghanistan. he had joined al qaeda, the taliban i guess in that case. we captured him when we went into afghanistan. we brought him back here and we held him as an enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes. his case went to the supreme court, the supreme court said you could hold an american citizen as an unlawful enemy combatant, you have just got to create procedures, a due process requirement. eventually, the court said that every unlawful enemy combatant has a habeas right. the law of the land is clear that an american citizen helping the enemy overseas can be held indefi
reid: the senator from south carolina has the floor. mr. graham: i want to make this go further, faster. mr. levin: is the senator aware -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i yielded -- my friend from south carolina yielded to me for a unanimous consent request. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina has the floor. mr. graham: if i may, if i may respond to my friend from illinois. hamdi was an american citizen captured in afghanistan. he had joined al qaeda,...
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michigan -- michelin makes tires in south carolina. we make lots of things in south carolina. you have not been with me when i've gone on plant tours. they say labor cost is a small part of their calculation. host: 4, good morning, skype -- florida, scott. caller: they were talking about shifting jobs to the young the states because it was a third- world nation, and no health care. i'm calling about the balance budgets. south carolina is low wages. we do not need a balanced budget amendment. we need people that have guts to go into congress. you said, i know this job. this job has 3 steps to it. you have not been able to produce your job yet. you've not sent one bill to the senate for financing that can pass the senate and get the signature of the president. so you're not doing your job. we do not have a balanced budget because you folks do not do your job. when you spend, you may. you have the power to make laws, spend money, and make money. guest: we have passed 60- something bills that has gone to the graveyard of ideas. cap and trade to market a vote. we passed paul ryan's
michigan -- michelin makes tires in south carolina. we make lots of things in south carolina. you have not been with me when i've gone on plant tours. they say labor cost is a small part of their calculation. host: 4, good morning, skype -- florida, scott. caller: they were talking about shifting jobs to the young the states because it was a third- world nation, and no health care. i'm calling about the balance budgets. south carolina is low wages. we do not need a balanced budget amendment. we...
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with the senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: under the constitution it is the supreme court of the united states who gives the interpretation of the constitution as various laws and challenges to the constitution is their responsibility. is that a correct assumption? mr. graham: yes, it is. mr. mccain: our colleague from illinois who continues to quote from the constitution of the united states fails to quote from the specific addressing of this issue by the united states supreme court, specifically, the hamdan decision. is that correct? isn't it true that according to that decision, the united states supreme court, that we delegate, we ask to interpret the constitution of the united states -- and they have made many interpretations over the years -- says -- quote -- "there is no bar to this nation's holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant." now one would think, to the casual observer, that's exactly what the united states supreme court meant. it's fairly plain
with the senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: under the constitution it is the supreme court of the united states who gives the interpretation of the constitution as various laws and challenges to the constitution is their responsibility. is that a correct assumption? mr. graham: yes, it is. mr. mccain: our colleague from illinois who continues to quote from the constitution of the united states fails to quote from the specific addressing of this...
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to serve the fifth district of south carolina. a special focus on jobs business and the economy and serves on the house budget committee and the joint house-senate economic committee. jerry bernstein is currently the senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities. prior to joining the center jared was a member of president obama's economic team and the chief economist and economic an economic adviser to vice president biden. over to you gentlemen. >> thanks for being with us and we are stuck with the issue that nobody's talking about in the campaign and obligations was whatsoever for the 2012 election are governing a 2013 so chuck i guess we are behind a paul. >> i guess. i hear the economy might matter a little. >> right, just a wee bit. gentlemen i am a chargers fan so i'm traumatized this morning after watching the fumble last night on the 15th yard line. chair if we are going to ask in the general context of you had to say one thing -- [inaudible] if you could say candidly looking back up there was one thing in th
to serve the fifth district of south carolina. a special focus on jobs business and the economy and serves on the house budget committee and the joint house-senate economic committee. jerry bernstein is currently the senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities. prior to joining the center jared was a member of president obama's economic team and the chief economist and economic an economic adviser to vice president biden. over to you gentlemen. >> thanks for being with us...
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they are in iowa, south carolina, positive ads. when do you expect these other super packs to weigh in, if at all, and how long before the nicey-nice goes away, and we start seeing punches thrown? >> the question is when do we expect it? the answer is two weeks ago. you know, he dropped # in the polls. he's got a lot of money, and we don't know how much because the super pack raises money more rapidly, but, you know, we are not looking forward to vicious negative assault, but -- >> [inaudible] >> yeah, some of us are in the campaign, others expecting it, others less exempting it. what governor perry is doing now is building himself up with his positives, but that's what you would do if anticipating negative attack because he was down into the single digits in most states outside the deep south, and that's not a position to attack. that would benefit newt gingrich or herman cain or somebody else. if you build yourself up and then attack, but we'd rather not see that, but that's what we are expecting. >> can you be a serious candidat
they are in iowa, south carolina, positive ads. when do you expect these other super packs to weigh in, if at all, and how long before the nicey-nice goes away, and we start seeing punches thrown? >> the question is when do we expect it? the answer is two weeks ago. you know, he dropped # in the polls. he's got a lot of money, and we don't know how much because the super pack raises money more rapidly, but, you know, we are not looking forward to vicious negative assault, but -- >>...
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i yield the senator from south carolina ten minutes. mr. levin: the senator from arizona will control, if this is all right with the senator, half of our time, would that be all right? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. graham: thank you. can you let me know when five minutes are passed because there are a lot of voices to be heard on this issue and i want them to be heard. i'm just one. and let me just start with my good friend from colorado. i respect you. i know what you are -- i know your concerns, i just don't agree. i can remember being told by the bush administration we don't need the detainee treatment act. everybody said we didn't need it, but they were wrong. i remember being told by the vice president's office during the bush administration it's okay to take classified evidence, show it to the jury, the finder of fact, and not share it with the accused, but you can show it to his lawyer. how would you like an american soldier tried in a foreign land where they are sitting there in the chair wondering what the jury is t
i yield the senator from south carolina ten minutes. mr. levin: the senator from arizona will control, if this is all right with the senator, half of our time, would that be all right? the presiding officer: without objection. mr. graham: thank you. can you let me know when five minutes are passed because there are a lot of voices to be heard on this issue and i want them to be heard. i'm just one. and let me just start with my good friend from colorado. i respect you. i know what you are -- i...
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i'm a viable candidate i would win the south carolina, and i think that changes for florida. so, to me these are important building blocks. what we don't know yet is whether one of us can run the table, you know, in which case it gets over early or better because of proportional representation of what happened to hillary and obama and still struggling with that in may and june and i think you have to prepare for both u.s. to say it's true i like to be the best i can in all the early primaries but i have to have the ability to assist in the campaign all the way. >> when you say top three in this team states and my lai and new hampshire ron paul seems like of a wild card in this film. is wrong paul -- should he be viewed as one of the regular republicans? i mean he has his followings in his positions. >> he may do surprisingly well. >> certainly as we learn more about how bad the federal reserve is and how much money if it is thrown around the plan that he has a better case in the foreign policy it's a little bit harder for people to accept but i think that ron paul is going to
i'm a viable candidate i would win the south carolina, and i think that changes for florida. so, to me these are important building blocks. what we don't know yet is whether one of us can run the table, you know, in which case it gets over early or better because of proportional representation of what happened to hillary and obama and still struggling with that in may and june and i think you have to prepare for both u.s. to say it's true i like to be the best i can in all the early primaries...
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but it's sanctuary jurisdictions like cook county and not states like alabama and arizona, south carolina and indiana that need to remember they are not above the law. the truth is that this is yet another example of a longtime trend in chicago of elected officials placating immigration lawbreakers while thumbing their nose at federal law enforcement, jeopardizing public safety and pretending that what they do is honorable and good and for the taxpayers who elected them. but releasing dangerous criminals is a dangerous thing to do. releasing dangerous criminals could be a person who goes and murders somebody, as we've seen time and time again. the cook county commission passed this ordinance less than a month after chicago-based open borders group national immigrant justice center sued the department of homeland security challenging a constutionality of these i.c.e. detainers, things that have been done by every state, city and county throughout america for decades, hundreds of years since the founding of the republic, i suppose. the lawsuit undoubtedly influenced the cook county commissi
but it's sanctuary jurisdictions like cook county and not states like alabama and arizona, south carolina and indiana that need to remember they are not above the law. the truth is that this is yet another example of a longtime trend in chicago of elected officials placating immigration lawbreakers while thumbing their nose at federal law enforcement, jeopardizing public safety and pretending that what they do is honorable and good and for the taxpayers who elected them. but releasing dangerous...
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. >> this is for the entire panel but also you, a pro harry superpack -- iowa and south carolina. when do you expect these other superpacks to way and if that all and how long before the nice goes away and we start seeing some punches thrown? >> when do we expect it? two weeks ago. governor perry is drafting the whole subset and has a lot of money. we don't really know how much the superpac can raise money more rapidly. we are not looking forward to vicious negative assaults. some of us on the campaign are more expecting it and some less expecting it. my campaign strategists -- probably the smart thing is building himself up and that is what you would do if you were anticipating going on a negative attack because he got into the single digits and most state outside the deep south, that is not a position from which you can credibly attack. it would benefit newt gingrich or herman cain or someone else. that is what i anticipate. we would rather not see that. we would rather see the eleventh commandment approach to the primary but that is what we're expecting. >> can you be a serious
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the senator from south carolina. a senator: the e.p.a. three years ago came out with a ruling that bans these over-the-counterren hailers that that -- mr. roberts: i don think the senate is in order. i have a bill on this amendment which is the same thing. by ask for regular order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: the e.p.a. has banned inhalers even though acknowledged neglect religionable impact on the environment. my amendment keeps this rule from going into -- into effect until the manufacturer can complete its work with f.d.a. to change its propel apartment. let's allow americans to continue their quality of life while we solve the problem. we don't need to do that this january. it will be solved without the f.d.a. enforcing this rule. and i reserve the balance of my time. the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: the senate is not in order. colleagues, this amendment affects the ability of people with asthma to purchase an inhaler that works. and th
the senator from south carolina. a senator: the e.p.a. three years ago came out with a ruling that bans these over-the-counterren hailers that that -- mr. roberts: i don think the senate is in order. i have a bill on this amendment which is the same thing. by ask for regular order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: the e.p.a. has banned inhalers even though acknowledged neglect religionable impact on the environment. my amendment...
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carolina, nebraska and wyoming? so i would say this. next time we have a democratic house and senate you can get that too. but given the polarization on this issue is the extent to which the republican party moved to unanimous or overwhelming positions with some exceptions in this. it will be the next time get a democratic house and senate. >> there's a chance depending on what happens in the election next year that they could see you as one openly gay or openly lgbt member of congress among the house. what do you think, would is your view overtime in congress on the importance -- >> no question legislating is the most personal form of government. we're dealing with each other -- very unusual thing legislating. nobody can fire anybody. these formal rules of hierarchy and personal factors mean a lot. voting in the abstract on an issue is one thing. telling someone with whom you had good personal relations that you think she is inferior is harder. and the knowledge base. if you believe we should be finishing the fight
carolina, nebraska and wyoming? so i would say this. next time we have a democratic house and senate you can get that too. but given the polarization on this issue is the extent to which the republican party moved to unanimous or overwhelming positions with some exceptions in this. it will be the next time get a democratic house and senate. >> there's a chance depending on what happens in the election next year that they could see you as one openly gay or openly lgbt member of congress...
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as it turned out, he did try as i described to become governor of south carolina. it was a very inept campaign and even worse probably and in at manager of his campaign. there were some people in the republican party who thought that he might be a viable candidate that they could use to -- but nothing came of that. westmoreland always denied that he had any presidential aspirations, but i have a lot of confidence in bruce farmers are believed that he did, but the situation never allowed anything to come from it. thanks for that. anybody else? >> recently i read h.r. mcmaster's book, dereliction of duty. and i know you knew him well. even had him stay at your house while he was writing the book. >> yes. >> and in that book he really lays it on president johnson as secretary mcnamara, and he also said, and the crux of my question, he also kept saying kill more d.c. every time he saw the joint chiefs, largely ignored, but every time he saw them he said that. now, was that with westmoreland's emphasis on body count, what did that have to do with leading to that? >> tha
as it turned out, he did try as i described to become governor of south carolina. it was a very inept campaign and even worse probably and in at manager of his campaign. there were some people in the republican party who thought that he might be a viable candidate that they could use to -- but nothing came of that. westmoreland always denied that he had any presidential aspirations, but i have a lot of confidence in bruce farmers are believed that he did, but the situation never allowed...
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hutchison: i yield up to seven minutes to the senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: tax reform south carolina is recognized. mr. demint: thank you, mr. president. i want to thank senator hutchison for her efforts here in stopping another regulatory nightmare. i'm beginning to think the f.c.c. stands for fabricating a crisis commission because they're trying to create a new regulation for a problem that doesn't exist. and -- and the overriding problem here as the government intervenes increasingly into the internet and the investment in the internet, that that investment is going to dry up as the uncertainty is increased. i have seen in my state where private investors have put together the money with companies to put down broadband, put in rural areas only to find that some company is operating with a government grant or some government money to compete with them. but under obama, it's become -- the f.c.c. has become very activist bureaucracy that's inventing a crisis here in order to take control of the internet. the internet is one thing in o
hutchison: i yield up to seven minutes to the senator from south carolina. the presiding officer: tax reform south carolina is recognized. mr. demint: thank you, mr. president. i want to thank senator hutchison for her efforts here in stopping another regulatory nightmare. i'm beginning to think the f.c.c. stands for fabricating a crisis commission because they're trying to create a new regulation for a problem that doesn't exist. and -- and the overriding problem here as the government...
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i'll just pat parker, jessie morton, then we have betty po, who is president from south carolina and is also coming in as third vice president. ladonna rigs is here and ladonna was one of our members at large several years ago but is back involved with the palladium view who did our straw poll and she's from south carolina as well. and leona johnston from arizona, the pride of arizona with jan breuer. and then june williams from louisiana is here as well. and then we also have tonia steele who is with us, who is our membership chairman, and the membership growth at nfrw has been substantial. we have added 100-and now 13 clubs in two years. we also add an increase in membership in 33 states so that's just wonderful news that i'd like to share. and then one of our committee chairs is here. sarah sellers who is chairman of our arm services committee. she is a veteran. and i think we should give her a round of applause for her service to our country. [applause] >> and then i would like to acknowledge -- the republican national committee women who have partnered with us, but they're also
i'll just pat parker, jessie morton, then we have betty po, who is president from south carolina and is also coming in as third vice president. ladonna rigs is here and ladonna was one of our members at large several years ago but is back involved with the palladium view who did our straw poll and she's from south carolina as well. and leona johnston from arizona, the pride of arizona with jan breuer. and then june williams from louisiana is here as well. and then we also have tonia steele who...
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on a visit to south vietnam, senator hollings from westmoreland's home state of south carolina was told by westmoreland we are killing these people, the enemy come at a ratio of 10-1. said hollings, westie, the american people don't care about the ten, they care about the one. westmoreland didn't get it. westmoreland's response to any problems to request more troops. the result was a buildup of the u.s. contingent ground forces that eventually reached well over half a million men but when the troup request kept coming there was no evident progress in winning the war washington's patients finally ran out. in the spring of 1967, westmoreland asked for 200,000 more troops but got only a fraction of that amount. at the time, he stated publicly that he was delighted with the of come but in his memoir he cited instead that he had been extremely disappointed. later still on the witness stand in the suit he brought against cbs television he changed stance again and said he had not been extremely disappointed in response to the cbs read from westmoreland's own book extremely disappointed. forcin
on a visit to south vietnam, senator hollings from westmoreland's home state of south carolina was told by westmoreland we are killing these people, the enemy come at a ratio of 10-1. said hollings, westie, the american people don't care about the ten, they care about the one. westmoreland didn't get it. westmoreland's response to any problems to request more troops. the result was a buildup of the u.s. contingent ground forces that eventually reached well over half a million men but when the...
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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: section 1031 is a congressional statement of authority of already existing law. it reaffirms the fact that this body believes al qaeda and affiliated groups are a military threat to the united states and they can be held under the law of war indefinitely to make sure we find out what they're up to and can be questioned in a humane manner consistent with law of war. 1032 says if you're captured on the homeland, you'll be held in military custody so we can gather intelligence. that provision can be waived if it interferes with the investigation. these are needed changes. these are changes that re -- the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: mr. president, the supreme court has recently ruled the following. that there is no bar to this nation's holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant. this is the supreme court speaking. "a citizen no less than an alien can be part of the supporting forces hostile to th
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: section 1031 is a congressional statement of authority of already existing law. it reaffirms the fact that this body believes al qaeda and affiliated groups are a military threat to the united states and they can be held under the law of war indefinitely to make sure we find out what they're up to and can be questioned in a humane manner consistent with law of war. 1032 says if you're captured on the homeland, you'll be held in...
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angela joins us from akin, south carolina. good morning. welcome to the "washington journal." >> caller: good morning, mr. walker. i followed your career for years and i thank you for your service. .. >> caller: i can see the waste in medicare and medicaid from a firsthand knowledge. something as simp as diabetic shoes that if you buy them in the store, they are $250. you pay $15 for inserts, and the government is getting bills for $400 for one pair of shoes, and the law says i can receive a pair of shoes one pair per year. i have five. it's a waste. as far as the debt committee, it was never going to work because both sides went in entrenched in their own ideology. >> host: angela, thanks from the call from south carolina. to add to that, there's this from minnesota, essentially along the same lines, it's like congress to blame president for the failures. isn't the congress supposed to be our leaders too? evidently not. david wonker? >> guest: there was a leadership failure on multiple levels. first, the co-chairs of the so-called supercom
angela joins us from akin, south carolina. good morning. welcome to the "washington journal." >> caller: good morning, mr. walker. i followed your career for years and i thank you for your service. .. >> caller: i can see the waste in medicare and medicaid from a firsthand knowledge. something as simp as diabetic shoes that if you buy them in the store, they are $250. you pay $15 for inserts, and the government is getting bills for $400 for one pair of shoes, and the law...
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carolina, simply because south carolina is a right-to-work state. today's issue involves bureaucratic overreach into a symbol of american innovation and creativity.the the internet. - because the federal communications commission has now decided to regulate the internet.inteet last. december, three fcc commissioners on a partyline vote voted to impose rules that restrict how internet service providers offer broadbandnd services to consumers. these rules known as neton neutrality, impose 19th century style monopoly regulations on the mostnd competitive and important job creating engines arein the 21st century, the internet.ing this marks a reversal from the hands-off approach to the internet that federal policymakers have taken for more than a decade.ast 20 during the last 20 years, the internet has grown andnd flourished without burdensome regulations imposed by washington.tren powered by the strength of free-market forces the internetn has run an open platform for innovation, spurring business m development and much-needed job creation. the former
carolina, simply because south carolina is a right-to-work state. today's issue involves bureaucratic overreach into a symbol of american innovation and creativity.the the internet. - because the federal communications commission has now decided to regulate the internet.inteet last. december, three fcc commissioners on a partyline vote voted to impose rules that restrict how internet service providers offer broadbandnd services to consumers. these rules known as neton neutrality, impose 19th...
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carolina, a small little town in south carolina and he went to harvard, got his ph.d. at mit, was an economics professor at princeton and stanford and in 2006 he was chosen by a president george w. bush to be the chairman of the federal reserve board but was also chosen to be a member, one of the seven appointees to was a part of the governing board which is a 14 year term but as the chairman has for years and he was just renominated last year in 2010 by president barack obama for a second term again showing the bipartisan nature of his job and just a little bit about our federal reserve as you know federal reserve bank is our central bank. it is a bank's bank the bank of our federal government. there are 12 regions, federal reserve bank regions and today we also have the president of our regional federal reserve bank in dallas mr. richard fisher and it's good to have you here sir. our federal reserve's has three or four general areas oneness' conducting our monetary policy as a nation supervising regulating our banking institutions. maintaining the stability of our fi
carolina, a small little town in south carolina and he went to harvard, got his ph.d. at mit, was an economics professor at princeton and stanford and in 2006 he was chosen by a president george w. bush to be the chairman of the federal reserve board but was also chosen to be a member, one of the seven appointees to was a part of the governing board which is a 14 year term but as the chairman has for years and he was just renominated last year in 2010 by president barack obama for a second term...
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the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: thank you, madam president. i want to speak for a few minutes about the proposed veterans' tax credit. i know what i'm about to discuss won't be very popular, i'll probably be accused of not supporting veterans by the politicians pandering for their votes but i'm not going to be intimidated to vote for something that may make sense politically but is inherently unfair and it isn't going to work. the measure the senate is now considering at president obama's urging is to offer tax credits to employers who hire unemployed veterans. it might sound like good politics, but it's not good policy. we've learned over the past few years since president obama took office that employers hire based on their long-term plans, not short-term stimulus. it costs an employer about $63,000 a year to create an average private sector job. a new tax credit for a couple of thousand dollars is simply not enough to increase employment. we have to recognize the fact that businesses are not going to hire until the government gets out of th
the senator from south carolina. mr. demint: thank you, madam president. i want to speak for a few minutes about the proposed veterans' tax credit. i know what i'm about to discuss won't be very popular, i'll probably be accused of not supporting veterans by the politicians pandering for their votes but i'm not going to be intimidated to vote for something that may make sense politically but is inherently unfair and it isn't going to work. the measure the senate is now considering at president...
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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you, mr. president. i rise today in support of the leahy-graham amendment that hopefully we'll vote on here soon. hopefully soon. the amendment is pretty simple. it says that the congress has decided in its wisdom to make the chief of the national guard bureau a member of the joint staff. in 1947 we reorganized our defense department and created the modern department of defense, the joint chiefs with a chairman which will provide military advice to our -- to the commander in chief, the president of the united states. the chairman is the person responsible for advising the president. but the joint chiefs are made up of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, and with this legislation, the chief of the national guard bureau will become a member. nothing more, nothing less. it doesn't provide any power to the chief of the national guard bureau in terms of commanding troops. it doesn't interfere in the relationship between the active forces, the guard or the reserves. it simply states that now is the time f
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you, mr. president. i rise today in support of the leahy-graham amendment that hopefully we'll vote on here soon. hopefully soon. the amendment is pretty simple. it says that the congress has decided in its wisdom to make the chief of the national guard bureau a member of the joint staff. in 1947 we reorganized our defense department and created the modern department of defense, the joint chiefs with a chairman which will...
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carolina. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >>> testified before the senate budget committee today about the effect the federal budget has on the economy. the joint deficit reduction committee has a deadline at the end of next week to put forward a plan to reduce the deficit by 1.2 2kr08 over the next 10 years. -- 1.2 trillion. three the members sit on the committee including the democratic co-chair, senator patty murray. >> the hearing will come to order. i want to welcome, everyone to the senate budget committee today, particularly our witness, congressional budget office director, douglas elmendorf. thank you very much for being here. thank you for your good work. in today's hearing we'll again focus on the economy and steps that can be taken to strengthen the recovery and create jobs. last year at my request the congressional budget office completed analysis of the so-called bang for the buck achieved by different fiscal policy proposals. cbo has now updated that work so we thought it would b
carolina. all at c-span.org/campaign2012. >>> testified before the senate budget committee today about the effect the federal budget has on the economy. the joint deficit reduction committee has a deadline at the end of next week to put forward a plan to reduce the deficit by 1.2 2kr08 over the next 10 years. -- 1.2 trillion. three the members sit on the committee including the democratic co-chair, senator patty murray. >> the hearing will come to order. i want to welcome,...
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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you. i would like to rise in support of the statements made by senators mccain and levin. i don't have that good feeling about iraq, quite frankly. i'm not confident at all that the worst is behind us. i'm hopeful that we can withdraw our troops and nothing bad will happen in iraq. but as senator levin just described, the implications of repealing the authorization to use military force are wide, varied and uncertain. and what do you get by tpraoelg this? -- by repealing this 1234* you can go back home and said you did something that -- i don't know what you get. i really don't. i don't know what we gain as a nation by taking the contingencies of using military force off the table as we try to wind down. i just don't see the upside, quite frankly. i know the reality of what our troops face and why the department of defense would want to continue to have this authorization until we get iraq behind us. at the end of the day, 4,400 people-plus have lost their lives. thousands have been wounde
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you. i would like to rise in support of the statements made by senators mccain and levin. i don't have that good feeling about iraq, quite frankly. i'm not confident at all that the worst is behind us. i'm hopeful that we can withdraw our troops and nothing bad will happen in iraq. but as senator levin just described, the implications of repealing the authorization to use military force are wide, varied and uncertain. and...
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our partnership now includes a republican presidential debate in south carolina on november 12 were scott kelley of cbs news and major garrett at national journal blast the entire republican presidential field about the defense and national security and foreign policy issues. we hope you'll watch on cbs in november 12 or watch the live feed on national journal.com. as part of the partnership is my pleasure to introduce the first panel moderated by one of washington's most respected and tired journalist, bob schieffer. as you all know is a washington correspondent for cbs news. joining bob in the middle is steve trent area at the alexandria-based strategic company, purple strategies. steve is a strategic advisor to the candidates running for federal statewide office. and charlie black, chairman of the policy group of the former political terror at the rnc and served as senior adviser to president ronald reagan and george h.w. bush. welcome, john then. >> alright. i think we have to get right to it. so i am just to ask both of you to start here. herman cain a real journalist. >> well, herma
our partnership now includes a republican presidential debate in south carolina on november 12 were scott kelley of cbs news and major garrett at national journal blast the entire republican presidential field about the defense and national security and foreign policy issues. we hope you'll watch on cbs in november 12 or watch the live feed on national journal.com. as part of the partnership is my pleasure to introduce the first panel moderated by one of washington's most respected and tired...
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the co-chair now recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, congressman clyburn. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, madam chair. it's a real pleasure for me, and i'm very humbled to join your and my colleagues on this joint select committee. as i mentioned in my op-ed piece which was published in the "washington post" earlier this week, the enthusiastic reaction of my constituents and others has caused me to reflect upon growing up in -- despite expectations of us we are not the chosen 12. our energy deliberations would be clear vision. an open mind and a willingness to find common ground. i've always said that if the distance between me and an opponent is five steps, i don't mind taking three of them. i am hopeful that we would not allow our political differences to get in the way of economic common sense and do this to our country. getting people back to work is the quickest way to restore confidence in us as an elected body and the country as the land of opportunity. last month, i held accountable meeting on the campus of voorhees college in bamberg county, south carolina. ac
the co-chair now recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, congressman clyburn. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, madam chair. it's a real pleasure for me, and i'm very humbled to join your and my colleagues on this joint select committee. as i mentioned in my op-ed piece which was published in the "washington post" earlier this week, the enthusiastic reaction of my constituents and others has caused me to reflect upon growing up in -- despite expectations of us we are...
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his colleagues also in kansas, texas, nebraska, florida, oklahoma, south carolina, virginia, georgia, louisiana, indiana, ohio, wisconsin, and michigan. many labor unions are opposing the rule. they know it will hurt jobs. so before concluding, let me just say this: e.p.a. is using too often scare tactics that -- and statistics to push its regulatory agenda. and i think that's a dangerous thing. one reason we've seen such a surge in e.p.a. regulations is because in one year they got a 35% increase in their budget, more than virtually any other agency in washington. e.p.a. claims that this cross-state rule, for example, is necessary to prevent up to 34,000 premature deaths per year. 34,000. e.p.a. is actually claiming that without this rule 34,000 people would die each year. bur e.p.a.'s basis for this assertion is fundamentally flared. first, e.p.a. assumes its baseline that existing rules are not in place to protect public health. that's absolutely not triewvment the bush administration issued the clean air interstate rule that requires reductions in the same emissions targeted by th
his colleagues also in kansas, texas, nebraska, florida, oklahoma, south carolina, virginia, georgia, louisiana, indiana, ohio, wisconsin, and michigan. many labor unions are opposing the rule. they know it will hurt jobs. so before concluding, let me just say this: e.p.a. is using too often scare tactics that -- and statistics to push its regulatory agenda. and i think that's a dangerous thing. one reason we've seen such a surge in e.p.a. regulations is because in one year they got a 35%...
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marion is watching us in charleston south carolina democrat there and you are on. marion, go ahead please. >> caller: yeah, with all due respect sir, did you talk a good game, but the fact is it is only after our site came up with their solution. you guys have got to realize you are not the president. president obama is the president every time he comes out with a plan you know, you talk real clear and all that but that is generating from what we do. give the man a chance. he is the president, you know and it sounds good but you will find out come voting time what is going to happen, okay? >> guest: you may be right. we have an election in a year and you are right. the american people will decide and forget about all the policies and how the people vote but i will tell you this the first years of this ministries and the president got everything you wanted. to get the stimulus package, he got tax increases in health care package. he got everything he wanted to this idea he didn't get to implement his policies is not true and frankly i would be willing to work with t
marion is watching us in charleston south carolina democrat there and you are on. marion, go ahead please. >> caller: yeah, with all due respect sir, did you talk a good game, but the fact is it is only after our site came up with their solution. you guys have got to realize you are not the president. president obama is the president every time he comes out with a plan you know, you talk real clear and all that but that is generating from what we do. give the man a chance. he is the...
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carolina, as a brand-new u.s. marine. why do i say that? this is not false modesty. the emotional commitment to the marine corps and to this country is the same whether you're a 17-year-old marine graduating from boot camp or you're a 61-year-old four-star general. that is the leveling process that goes on and that's why there's a sense of comradeship in the military and a sense of respect that cuts across even -- we don't know each other, yet, i do know you or you wouldn't be here. the qualities that bring you here today are exactly keeps me around this low paying outfit, okay? i wouldn't stick around if i couldn't serve alongside with people like you who even are interested in serving your country the way you are. the ribbons relatively unimportant. i'm just telling you up front. i know that we need to have them because we need to recognize what people have done when they're putting their lives on the line. but, frankly, between us you and i aren't a bit different, okay? yes. right back here. >> you shared with
carolina, as a brand-new u.s. marine. why do i say that? this is not false modesty. the emotional commitment to the marine corps and to this country is the same whether you're a 17-year-old marine graduating from boot camp or you're a 61-year-old four-star general. that is the leveling process that goes on and that's why there's a sense of comradeship in the military and a sense of respect that cuts across even -- we don't know each other, yet, i do know you or you wouldn't be here. the...
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i would also like to welcome bonnie's been from my home state of south carolina. one he runs a rushmore consumer credit resource center. bonnie will explain some of the work she does and assistance to airmen and their families and to members of the national guard. admiral steve abbot, thank you very much for your service to our country and for being part of today's hearing. we look forward to your testimony and importance of financial readiness and the work of the navy marine corps release today. we are also trying by journal kevin bergner of u.s.a. e. and mr. frank pot from the panic in credit union. general gertner, thank you for your service to our country. both the u.s.a. and the pad federal credit union of military consumers and they do an outstanding job in meeting committees needs. banks to both of you for being here and being part of today's hearing. in closing, i would like to recognize our veterans and the military -- the thousands of military personnel who continues to serve in harm's way in defense of our country. and grateful for their service, but it
i would also like to welcome bonnie's been from my home state of south carolina. one he runs a rushmore consumer credit resource center. bonnie will explain some of the work she does and assistance to airmen and their families and to members of the national guard. admiral steve abbot, thank you very much for your service to our country and for being part of today's hearing. we look forward to your testimony and importance of financial readiness and the work of the navy marine corps release...
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carolina supports it senator mark warner, the original cosponsors. but it has other cosponsors and broader support, including, i might arked the united states chamber of commerce is a strong supporter of the infrastructure bank, was present at the announcement of this legislation, as well as the afl-cio. now, mr. president, why is this infrastructure bank necessary? what is it we need? well, everybody knows that the experts are telling us we have a $2.2 trillion infrastructure deficit in america. that means there are over $2.2 trillion of projects around the country, countless bridge countn countless comientsst communities around the country where people -- or roads or other projects, which need to be repaired, upgraded, or put in place at first instance. and we're that far behind, we're $2.2 trillion in deficit to we e ought to be doing. the american civil society of architects and engineers tells us that we have -- we could spend about $250 billion a year for the next 40 years just to bring our roads up to par, and we're not about to do that. we kn
carolina supports it senator mark warner, the original cosponsors. but it has other cosponsors and broader support, including, i might arked the united states chamber of commerce is a strong supporter of the infrastructure bank, was present at the announcement of this legislation, as well as the afl-cio. now, mr. president, why is this infrastructure bank necessary? what is it we need? well, everybody knows that the experts are telling us we have a $2.2 trillion infrastructure deficit in...
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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i'd like to thank senator mccain and senator levin for organizing this debate on a way that we maybe can get closure tonight. the chairman and ranking member have been helpful pushing forward an amendment where we have 71 cosponsors, to senator leahy, it's been a privilege and a joy working with you on this. we had 1 members of the senate -- 71 members of the senate sign on to the legislation. it's simple. it says the chief of the national guard bureau will now be a member of the joint chiefs. what does that mean in the real world? it means that the citizen soldier's voice will be heard at the highest levels of our government. after 1947 we reorganized the defense department, became the modern defense department with the joint chiefs wroo we have representatives from the marine corps, the air force, the army, the navy and now the citizen soldier. why is it important? after 9/11 the guard's role in defending this nation has changed substantially. the guard and reserves but part
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i'd like to thank senator mccain and senator levin for organizing this debate on a way that we maybe can get closure tonight. the chairman and ranking member have been helpful pushing forward an amendment where we have 71 cosponsors, to senator leahy, it's been a privilege and a joy working with you on this. we had 1 members of the senate -- 71 members of the senate sign on to the legislation. it's simple. it says the chief of...
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the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. a senator: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. a senator: i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you, madam president. i was just listening to the news in my office and heard the report that the united states had gone over $15 trillion in debt. mr. demint: of course, that's just our short-term debt. it doesn't really include our unfunded liabilities which some estimate to be $100 trillion. but nevertheless, $15 trillion is the size of our total economy, a condition that would mean certain bankruptcy for almost any business. all all of us in these chambers have stood in awe, i guess, looking across the atlantic at grease and italy and some of -- at greece and italy and some of our european trading partners. it seems amazing to us that despite their terrible fiscal condition, the politicians in greece cannot even cut spending. they talk about cutting it, but the government employees are out in the street demonstrating, and you just to think, can't th
the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. a senator: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. a senator: i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you, madam president. i was just listening to the news in my office and heard the report that the united states had gone over $15 trillion in debt. mr. demint: of course, that's just our short-term debt. it doesn't really include our unfunded liabilities which some...